Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, former editors of Stand News in Hong Kong, await sentencing for sedition after publishing articles on the national security crackdown. Their conviction marks the first ...
Hong Kong must up its game on ‘mega events’, sports sector lawmaker says
Lawmaker Kenneth Fok says most of the city’s mega events are regional or district activities rather than top-tier ones.
Hong Kong semi-private schools to increase fees by nearly 5% on average, most in 5 years
Hong Kong’s semi-private schools have been given the green light to increase tuition fees by about 4.8 per cent on average, the most in five years. Fees on average will increase by 5.36 per cent at ...
Japan urges Hong Kong to make ‘correct decision’ by lifting 10-prefecture seafood ban
Call from Kenichi Okada, country’s consul general in Hong Kong, in response to progress in talks between Tokyo, Beijing about lifting curbs.
Hong Kong Editors Face Prison in Sedition Case
Two former editors of Hong Kong's Stand News, Patrick Lam and Chung Pui-kuen, face prison sentences after being convicted of sedition.
Hedge funds drove Hong Kong’s equity rally on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs says
Hedge funds and some long-term investors piled into Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday, driving an "explosive turnover" after China rolled out a wide-ranging stimulus package to spur its economy, Goldman ...
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after a landmark sedition verdict.
Hong Kong Plans to Cut Tax on Spirits in Bid to Revive Nightlife
Hong Kong is planning to lower the amount of tax it levies on spirits, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Asian financial center seeks to regain its edge as a premier destination for ...
Hong Kong Rents Near Record High on Demand From Students, Expats
Hong Kong’s rents are poised to reach a record high, buoyed by an influx of mainland Chinese and foreign nationals to the city.
Hong Kong: Academic Freedom Declines Under Security Law
Academic freedom in Hong Kong has severely declined since the Chinese government imposed the draconian National Security Law on the city on June 30, 2020, Human Rights Watch and Hong Kong Democracy ...
The time the luxury home of Hong Kong’s top cop was robbed by 2 men posing as telephone technicians
In 1990, a duo of robbers threatened commissioner Li Kwan-ha’s wife and tied up their maid before fleeing the couple’s luxury home atop The Peak with HK$50,000 in Rolex watches, jewellery and cash ...
Hong Kong academic freedom under assault in name of security, report says
HONG KONG -- Academic freedom has sharply declined in Hong Kong in the four years since Beijing imposed a draconian national security legislation on the city, a new report from Human Rights Watch and ...
Scholars of William Louey are paying-it-forward 30 years after the Hong Kong philanthropist started funding higher education.
Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist William Louey always intended to create a multiplier effect with his philanthropy. 30 years after he
Chinese research ship docks in Hong Kong on return stopover after deep-sea mission
Shenhai Yihao, the mother ship of Jialong submersible, docks at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, with researchers set to give talks in the city.